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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Peter Wood" <peterwood6000@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:27:31 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT FROM LONDON.
From Peter Wood.
Crockford Lane Basingstoke
Hants RG24 8WB. London UK.
TEL: 00 44 703 184 8291.
eMail: peterwood6000@yahoo.com.au
Dear Tracy,
My name is Peter Wood from London United Kingdom.I am the Personal account
officer to late Engr. Mark Tracy, who is a Nationale of U.S.A and he used
to work with a manufacturing company here in london. On the 21st of April
2003, My client, his wife and their only son involved in a fatal motor
accident along Oaklands Roads, Hanwell-London and unfortunately, They all
lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I have made
several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence
I contacted you. I contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly a Bank where the deceased deposited the sum of $8.5 Million U.S
Dollars. Conseqently, the Bank have issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin to the deceased or they will have the funds confiscated within a
short period of time.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you bear the same last name with him so that this $8.5 Million U.S
Dollars can be released to you as the next of kin to my late client.
For both of us to share the money, I propose 60% to my self and 30% to you
for your expected assistance, while 10% should be set aside for settling all
expenses or tax as the government of your country may require All the
necessary documents that can be used to back up the claim of this fund will
be processed in your name as soon as we agreed together. All I require from
you now is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
I guaranteed that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law here in London or in your
country. Please kindly get in touch with me through my private email address
above to enable us discuss in details about this transaction. Remember to
include your full names and your contact address, Also your private
telephone, Fax and mobile Numbers for easier communication. Please contact
me again.
Best Regards,
Peter Wood, writing from London. + 44 703 184 8291.
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